#TOPAS vs 3DS
Well, as I said, 3-D Studio, in my opinion, is a royal pain to
create things in. I find Topas far more intuitive. I work too hard in
3-D Studio just to make simple shapes. Hopefully, 3-D Studio will
live up to it's image of a premier solid modeling program in the next
release. It doesn't on this one, that's for sure.
Ultimately, everyone finds their own place under the 3-D sun.
I offered my viewpoint to the gentleman asking for opinions on these
two programs. He has to make a decision on what he hears.
Unfortunately, he cannot "try before he buys" either one of these
programs, although he at least take a course on 3-D Studio, as I did,
which I guess is the closest thing to that. I would suggest that he
indeed does take that course, and decide if it's for him. I hope
whatever he decides on will serve him well.